Table cover with replaceable centerpiece



Oct. 15, 1957 L. w. GLOVER TABLE COVER WITH REPLACEABLE CENTERPIECEFiled Sept lllllwl INVENTOR. Leon/02 H7000 6401/52 %MQ W A TI'OJW/EYSUnited States Patent TABLE COVER WITH REPLACEABLE CENTERPIECE LeonoraWood Glover, New York, N. Y.

Application September 2, 1955, Serial No. 532,350

4 Claims. (Cl. 45-68.?!)

This invention relates to a table cover provided with a replaceablecenterpiece.

An object of the invention is to provide a table cover which isconstructed to receive and retain a centerpiece in operative positiontherewith and which permits of the convenient removal and replacement ofthe centerpiece.

Another object of the invention is to provide a table cover in which thereplaceable centerpiece is of relatively inexpensive material so thatthe same may be replaced when soiled and discarded at small cost.

Another object of the invention is to provide a table cover in which thecenterpiece may bear advertising or personalized presentations for useby clubs, hotels, railroad dining cars and the like.

The invention comprehends a table cover for use in homes, clubs, hotels,railroad dining cars and the like as a protection or ornamental coveringfor tables which permits of the convenient removal of the centerpieceafter each meal or when the same becomes soiled and which provides anattractive and decorative cover for the table and may be replaced atsmall cost without removing the cover.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a table cover ofsaid character which drapes about the sides of the table forming avalance.

With the foregoing and other objects in view reference is now made tothe following specification and accompanying drawings in which thepreferred embodiments are illustrated.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a plan view of a table cover constructed in accordance withthe invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken approximately on line 22 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a table cover constructed in accordance withthe invention and illustrating a modified form thereof.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken approximately on line 4-4 ofFig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the table cover applied to atable.

The table cover may be fashioned of any desired material such as Wovenfabric, lace, paper or synthetic plastic material, and the centerpiecemay be of any of the aforesaid materials and may also be absorbent fortaking up moisture or liquids.

Referring to the drawings the cover is illustrated in its application toa cover for a rectangular shaped table but the same may be of circularor other curvilinear formation and the centerpiece 11 is also shown asof rectangular formation but which may be of circular or othercurvilinear formation.

As illustrated, the cover 10 is preferably of a size to overlie the topof a table and to extend downwardly about the edge portions thereof as avalance and as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. The cover is formed witha continuous recess 12 located inwardly of the side edges thereof and insurrounding relation with the center portion 13. Arranged in overlyingrelation with the center portion 13 is a centerpiece 11 having its edgeportions extending into the recess 12 so as to retain the same inoperative position with reference to the cover.

The opposite side portions 14 and 15 and the center portion 13 may beintegral or cut from a length of material which is doubled or loopedinto three ply thickness and secured three ply relation by lines ofstitching 16 to form the portions of the recess 12 between the plies atthe juncture of the side portions 14 and 15 and the center portion 13.The opposite side portions 17 and 18 are doubled or looped into threeply thickness and secured together in said three ply thickness and tothe inner edges of the center portion 13 by lines of stitching 19 so asto form the portions of. the; recess 12 between the plies bordering theinner edges of the side portions 17 and 18. The side portions 17 and 18may be secured to the side portions 14 and 15 by a continuation of thelines of stitching 16.

The cover may be formed as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings, thatis without the center portion 13 shown in Figs. 1 and 2 thereof. In thismodification of the invention the cover similarly includes a continuousrecess 31 located inwardly of the side edges thereof and in surroundingrelation with a rectangular opening 32. The centerpiece 33 similar tothe centerpiece 11 in the previous form of the invention is adapted tocover the opening 32 and to extend into the recess 31 along the foursides of the centerpiece so as to retain the same in operative positionwith reference to the cover.

In producing the recess 31 the opposite side portions 34 and theopposite side portions 35 of the cover are doubled-over and secured indoubled-over relation by lines of stitching 36 and 37 with the innerfree edge portions 38 thereof extending inwardly and doubled-over andsecured by lines of stitching 39 to provide a smooth inner edge definingthe opening 32. The side portions 34 are secured to the side portions 35by a continuation of lines of stitching 36.

There is thus provided a table cover for any type of table which takesthe place of the usual tablecloth or table covering and is provided witha removable centerpiece adapted to be replaced when desired.

While the preferred embodiments of the invention are shown and describedherein, it is to be understood that the same is not so limited but shallcover and include any and all modifications of the invention which fallwithin the purview of the claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A table cover including a flexible body adapted to extend over thetop of a table and downwardly about the periphery thereof, said flexiblebody having a continuous portion of a plurality of plies in thicknesswith the plies secured together and forming a recess therebetweenlocated inwardly of the periphery of the cover and surrounding a centralportion thereof, and a replaceable centerpiece fitted into said recessat its periphery for retaining the centerpiece in operative positionwith reference to the cover.

2. A table cover including a flexible center portion and a flexibleperipheral body portion adapted to extend partly over the top of a tableand downwardly about the periphery thereof, said peripheral body portionbeing of a plurality of plies in thickness at the inner peripheral edgethereof with the plies secured together and forming a recesstherebetween with the under ply connected with said flexible centerportion, and a replaceable centerpiece adapted to overlie said centralportion and to extend into said recess about the periphery of said bodyportion for retaining the centerpiece in operative position withreference to the peripheral body portion.

3. A table cover including a peripheral body having inner and outerperipheral edges, said peripheral body having an under ply securedthereto and extending continuously about the inner peripheral edgeportion thereof, an auxiliary ply underlying the said first named ply atleast on opposite portions thereof and secured to said peripheral bodyto form a recess extending under said peripheral body, and a replaceablecenterpiece extending under said peripheral body continuously about theinner peripheral edge portion thereof and into said recess for retainingthe replaceable centerpiece in operative position with reference to theperipheral body and'with the outer peripheral edge portion of thecenterpiece concealed beneath the peripheral body.

4. A table cover including a peripheral body having inner and outerperipheral edges and adapted to extend about the edge portion of the topof a table and downwardly about the periphery thereof, said peripheralbody having an under ply secured thereto and extending continuouslyabout the inner peripheral portion thereof, an

auxiliary ply underlying the said first named ply at least on oppositeportions thereof and secured to said peripheral body to form a recessextending under said peripheral body, and a replaceable centerpieceextending under said peripheral body continuously about the innerperipheral edge portion thereof and into said recess for retaining thereplaceable centerpiece in operative position with reference to theperipheral body and with the outer peripheral edge portion of thecenterpiece concealed beneath the peripheral body.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSSultanaki Mar. 2, 1920

